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All you can say in this site's defence is that it, rather than reality, occupies the warped minds of some of the planet's most twisted people; gods know what they would get up to if it wasn't here. In these arguably insane times, any lessening or attenuation of madness is maybe something to be thankful for.

Well, it goes back to the whole "utopian genotype" thing that makes Xtians so afraid of testtube babies and gene therapy in the first place. You know, the "God made it so it's not broke" whole theory about the cruelties of existence? I say 'cruelty' lightly, here, because really, there are too many flaws in all of us to really quantify or qualify them concretely or fairly. But the fact we all yearn for so-called perfection means there's a societal standard that will really never exist, but in our sci-fi wetdreams.

Some seem to have heightened ability in certain areas, but diminished ability in others. The strongly autistic however are, like schizophrenics, not profiting from their condition in any significant way. That's textbook stuff I've learned supported by firsthand experience, so I'm not just talking out my bum here.

They're not broken, just ill. And lots of autistic (and some schizophrenic) people make contributions to society. It's not that they're a total loss across the board, they just tend to have a lot of difficulty. Some more than others.